Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 228 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore the universal human experiences of laughing and crying. Long before we learn to speak, we communicate through laughter and tears. That’s because these non-verbal expressions come factory-installed. They’re instinctive, social and key to bonding us with…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 227 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore gender equality and how parents can help their daughters retain their confidence. At least here at home, we see girls picking up academic awards on assembly days at schools and women out-graduating men from university. Yet,…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 226 of The New Family Podcast, where we explore how to give kids a healthy foundation when it comes to their relationship with food. This episode we’re joined by esteemed parenting writer Teresa Pitman. Teresa has been writing about raising kids for more than 30…
If you’re going to be marooned on the sofa with a bag of peas for a few days, it might as well be during NCAA March Madness. Here’s why some men make the smart play of booking a March Madness vasectomy. March Madness is finally here! And that means…more vasectomies? Yes! Apparently there’s no better…
He was once the boy everyone thought was wrong for her. Reunited in adulthood, he’s now the husband that’s entirely right. In the tenth grade, a teacher pulled me aside one day. “You can do better,” he told me, with a furrowed brow. “You shouldn’t be dating that boy.” That boy was Shawn. He had…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 225 of The New Family Podcast, where we learn from an experienced teacher how to instill and cultivate self-sufficiency in our kids. Most of us know that our kids could be more self-sufficient and helpful around the house than they are today. We look back…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 224 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to a family lawyer about parental alienation and reunification therapy. I’ve talked a lot on this show about positive co-parenting, but sadly, there are still a lot of acrimonious divorces where positive co-parenting is just not…
For International Women’s Day, we hear from engineer Franny Jewett on how her mother, a pioneering medical scientist, helped shape her ambitions and career. We learn about the journey that brought them together in business and the distance we have to go to create gender parity in STEM fields. Growing up, we all have role…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 223 of The New Family Podcast, where we learn from a leading scientist how to have body positive conversations with our kids about healthy habits. You’ve heard this before — obesity rates among children and youth have nearly tripled over the past three decades. We…
Thanks so much for coming by to check out Episode 222 of The New Family Podcast, where we talk to author and therapist John Kim about raising boys with healthy ideas about masculinity. We’ve heard a lot about toxic masculinity in the last year or so. But are we doing enough to provide men and…